It’s probably safe to say that the number of operators who will look back at 2020 as the good old days will be low indeed. The How-Did-We-Survive? days might be more like it. And yet, cause for optimism...
For senior living, it will be the best of times – and the worst
By
John O'Connor
Nov 12, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, my sense is that we are going to see operators generally following one of three paths.
It’s not just residents who are suffering
By
John O'Connor
Oct 29, 2020
This insidious virus has been harsh on the elderly among us – especially your residents – who are getting sick and dying in disproportionate numbers. As bad as that reality is – and it is terrible...
Senior living could use a traitor like this
By
John O'Connor
Oct 15, 2020
For my money, what the field could really use – perhaps even more so than targeted retooling – is a person along the lines of a John C. Bogle. Or better yet, more than one.
For senior living operators, two new problems might soon emerge
By
John O'Connor
Oct 08, 2020
We are hearing much about how the future of senior living will be different. Buildings will be less virus friendly, ventilation systems will improve, infection control practices will get better and marketing...
Uncle Sam, protector of senior living?
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2020
As bad as this year has been, observant operators have learned an important lesson: the government considers senior living too important to fail.
This is where the pandemic might really hurt senior living
By
John O'Connor
Sep 24, 2020
There is no easy fix for the worst thing the pandemic has done: raising new doubts about whether congregate living is a good idea.
Memories are made of this
By
John O'Connor
Sep 10, 2020
In all our lives, there are things that happen. And then there are events that are so profound they become the pillars of our collective memory. For the senior living sector, COVID-19 has the potential...
Senior living’s slide into the welfare class
By
John O'Connor
Sep 03, 2020
The push for support for assisted living from Uncle Sam is intensifying. But as any skilled care operator will remind you, Uncle Sam tends to be a very demanding business partner.
Senior living needs to repair its reputation
By
John O'Connor
Aug 27, 2020
Sadly, senior living’s reputation these days often is less than stellar. And if we are going to be clear-eyed, the pandemic hardly started the trouble.